BIDDEFORD (AP) — Search crews have recovered the body of a man who disappeared after jumping into the Saco River.
Police on Friday identified him as 39-year-old Darrell L. Hoerl of Biddeford. The cause of death has not yet been determined by the Medical Examiner’s office.
Witnesses reported that he jumped off a railroad bridge that crosses the river between Biddeford and Saco at about 8:45 p.m. Thursday, surfaced momentarily and then disappeared.
Authorities say rescue crews and a dive team searched the river, and that body was recovered at about 11:30 p.m.
Emergency response officials say the river in that particular spot poses many dangers with debris and strong currents.
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